Dear Teena Transaction Brokerage limited confidentiality does help the brokerage with risk management after a failed listing presentation. Say a brokerage fails to get the listing but during the listing presentation the seller blurts out the seller's motivation to sell (e.g. job transfer, new child, marriage, divorce) and or seller's bottom price (e.g. listed at… Continue Reading Transaction Brokerage and Limited Confidentiality
By Brandon Doyle Building your business can sometimes feel like climbing up a mountain. You can see others who have succeeded you waiting at the summit, but it can be difficult to figure out how to forge the best path to join them. Fostering a mentorship can help guide you up the mountain to a… Continue Reading Mentored and Mentoring: Why Mentorship Can Refresh Your Outlook
NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to six electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection. Members can also borrow up to three books for 30 days from the Library Catalog for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Services at 800.874.6500 for assistance. Think Bigger by Michael W.… Continue Reading New Books–October 2018
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Orange can be a great color for adding curb appeal, and it fits perfectly into the fall season too. Bright orange pumpkins and flowers can add just the color pop needed to get potential home buyers looking straight at that front door. Check out some of these photos from… Continue Reading Spruce Up Your Listing’s Front Stoop With a Taste of Fall
The SC seller disclosure documents (SC RPCDS) are a great liability shield for sellers and brokerages (e.g. statutory, case law). The seller is in the best position of others in the transaction to have the best knowledge of all the owners association issues. While designed for typical residential transactions, the RPCDS can be used in… Continue Reading SC Seller Disclosure Laws
In addition to disclosing in advertising/MLS, the seller can also disclose in the seller disclosure documents (e.g. rental management company contact info, info on future rentals). Seller disclosure has leasing questions. ARTICLE 2 The South Carolina Vacation Rental Act SECTION 27-50-210. Short title. This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Vacation Rental Act".… Continue Reading SC Vacation Rental Act
Fatal selfies, lawn art, corn mazes, an environmentally friendly doghouse and more compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. How to move an entire town. Living in a compact penthouse. What can you do with a pile of autumn leaves? Make lawn art, of course! Heath Cajandig/flickr/2013 Would you trust a robot to… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: October 1-October 5
SCR contract discusses leased/financed issues in Section 3 (property) and Section 4 (conveyance - clear title without liens) and Section 22 Adjustments (proration/etc): Section 3: Buyer acknowledges opportunity to inquire about owners association issues, common area issues, condominium master deed issues, assigned parking/storage areas, memberships, lease issues and financed equipment prior to signing Contract. Leasing… Continue Reading Leased/Financed solar panels, alarm systems, fuel tanks, tenants, future vacation renters
HVAC issues will become more important for consumers as EPA regulations on refrigerant changes post 2020. https://www.epa.gov/ods-phaseout/purchasing-and-repairing-home-air-conditioners-or-heat-pumps Posted by : Byron King on 10/04/18 (This information is only accurate as of 10/04/18. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/04/18 as laws and regulations may change over time). SCR 803-772-5206… Continue Reading Summer is Coming
In a monthly survey of REALTORS®, respondents reported that properties were typically on the market for 29 days, just a day shorter time compared to one year ago (30 days), according to the August 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey.[1] This indicates that in many states, the supply of homes for sale is still inadequate compared… Continue Reading In Which States Did Properties Sell Most Quickly in August 2018?